Arcana (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yua Kotegawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 2000 to 2001. A live-action film adaptation premiered in 2013.
| Arcana | |
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| Genre | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Yua Kotegawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 21, 2000 – November 15, 2001 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Yoshitaka Yamaguchi |
| Produced by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Yusuke Hayashi |
| Studio | Nikkatsu |
| Released | October 19, 2013 |
| Runtime | 89 minutes |
Plot
editKensho Murakami is a police detective who is assigned to investigate a serial bombing at Shuei Elementary. He and his partner, Nakabayashi, learn that a doctor from a mental institution called on behalf of one of his patients about the explosion minutes before the bomb went off. This leads to Murakami's meeting with the nameless and amnesic patient whom they would eventually call "Maki", who appears to communicate with deceased spirits of the dead that tell her things which no living human would know. Murakami tries to uncover the secret behind Maki as she helps him and Nakabayashi to deal with a series of supernatural crimes committed by a mass murderer. However, as Murakami finds himself falling in love, he learns of Maki's true nature and her connection to an identical woman named Satsuki.
Characters
edit- Maki (まき)
- Portrayed by: Tao Tsuchiya[3]
- Satsuki (さつき)
- Portrayed by: Tao Tsuchiya[3]
- Kensho Murakami (村上 謙省, Murakami Kenshō)
- Portrayed by: Masataka Nakagauchi[3]
- Mieko Tomochika (友近 三枝子, Tomochika Mieko)
- Portrayed by: Mitsuki Tanimura[4]
- Yutaka Hashi (橋 雄高, Hashi Yutaka)
- Portrayed by: Goro Kishitani[3]
- Nakabayashi (中林)
- Portrayed by: Takuya Uehara[4]
- Michiru (みちる)
- Portrayed by: Kaito
- Gaku Torikawa (鳥河 学, Gaku Torikawa)
- Portrayed by: Hajime Taniguchi[4]
- Munemitsu Kobayashi (小林 宗光, Kobayashi Munemitsu)
- Portrayed by: Masahiro Noguchi[4]
- Taguchi (田口)
- Portrayed by: Masashi Taniguchi[4]
Media
editManga
editWritten and illustrated by Yua Kotegawa, Arcana was first published as a one-shot in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on September 21, 2000; it was later published on a monthly basis starting on November 2 of that same year.[5][6] It finished on November 15, 2001.[7] Shueisha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes, released on December 14, 2001.[8][9] Kadokawa Shoten republished both volumes on October 4, 2013.[2]
Live-action film
editA live action film adaptation, directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, premiered on October 19, 2013.[10][1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 14, 2013). "Yua Kotegawa's Arcana Supernatural Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ a b 小手川ゆあ「ARCANA」表紙やあとがき新たに再リリース. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e アルカナ. Japanese Film Database. Unijapan. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e アルカナ. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Kotegawa, Yua. "Topics". Murders Gate (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 10, 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Arcana". Web Young Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 26, 2001. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ WEEKLYヤングジャンプ2001年50号詳細情報. Manganetto (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ ARCANA (上) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 31, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ ARCANA (下) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 1, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ 小手川ゆあのサイコスリラー「ARCANA」が実写映画化. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
External links
edit- Official live-action film website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-12-16) (in Japanese)
- Arcana (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Arcana at IMDb
